Greater Sage-Grouse

Greater Sage-Grouse stand up to two feet tall and weigh between two and seven pounds. Females (hens) are smaller and mottled brown, black and white. Males are more colorful and have spiked tails and large white ruffs around their necks. The male’s most distinctive feature may be bright yellow air sacs on the chest, which they inflate during courtship displays. The hens’ less-showy coloring helps hide them from predators, especially when they have young to protect.

ePlanning

The ePlanning website is the primary source of information on the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management PLan Amendments for the Nevada and Northeastern California Sub-Region. The site contains documents, reports and maps. To access the site, go to the link below.

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Barrick Nevada Sage-Grouse Bank Enabling Agreement (pdf)The U.S. Department of the Interior, in partnership with Barrick Gold of North America and The Nature Conservancy, announces an agreement to provide credit for greater sage-grouse habitat improvements in Nevada while continuing to support gold mining in the state.

Maps

The BLM geospatial data for the Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Plan is available at http://on.doi.gov/1Oo89r3

Withdrawal Order

The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals Management has approved an application to withdraw approximately 10 million acres of public and National Forest System lands identified as Sagebrush Focal Areas in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming from location and entry under the United States mining laws to protect the Greater Sage-Grouse and its habitat from adverse effects of locatable mineral exploration and mining, subject to valid existing rights.

Comments on the proposed withdrawal application or scoping comments on issues to be analyzed in the EIS must be received by December 23, 2015.